Train-pipe connector.



1 an. E. SULLIVAN. 'mm PIPE CONNECTOR. APPLICATION HLED SEP'T. ll. I913.

H 'Pate nted Jan. 4, 1916.

Inventors Attorneys K register within motorhead and support.

thereof. Fig. 4 1s a front eleva- JOSIAH SULLIVAN. OF MCCOOK,

NEBRAS KA, AND CHARLES E. SULLIVAN, 0F ?UEBLO,

COLORADO.

TRAIN-PIPE CONNECTOR.

Application filed September 11, 1913.

To all who! if may concern.

Be it known that we, Josun Scmawxxand Guam-tics lC. t-li'uavAx. citizens of the 'United St ates,- residing,v respectively, at hlctook and Pueblo, in thecounties of Redwillow and Pueblo, States of llebraska and Colorado, have invented a new and useful Train- Pipe Connector, of which the following is a SPECIfiCtItkOIL The present invention relates to improvements in train pipe connectors, one object of the present invention being the provision of a novel form of collector head connected super-structure of the car independently of the car coupler, which, however, is so disposed as to readily regardless of ends of the cars, the head of the connector being of relatively a heat retaining means heated by the steam heat connection therewith so as to prevent the freezing of the ports thereof and the connections adjacent thereto.

Another object of thepresent invention is the provision of anovel form of hanging for a pipe connector, by'means of which a single spring is employed to normally hold the connector head projected, there being provided cooperating guiding means to permit of the proper gyratory movement of the head both into registrationposition and after registermg and connected due to the motion imparted thereto by the moving train. v With the foregoing and other ob ects in view which willjappear as the descriptionproceeds, the invention resides in the com blnation and arrangcment'of' parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed'can be made the scope-of n-the drawings-Figure l is a side .ele-.

of the connectors of two abutting cars Fig. 2 is a centra through one con- Fig. 3 is a top cation in assembled. pOSltlUH. longitudinal sectional view plan view t'ion thereof.

As each connector head: and its support is "identical, the description of one'will snttice as for both.

Specification of Letters Patent.

-l and 5, the central one of which the bracket or support the langularity or posiand thus assist in tioning of the car couplers and the abutting thick metal, to constitute 'the air brake system of the what is claimed without 45% departing from the spirit of the invention.

Iiatcnted Jan, 42, r9155.

SerialNo. 789,356.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1- designates the super-structure of the car to which is connected the L-shaped bracket 2, provided with the superposed apertures is of the larger dia-metenthe purpose of which will presently appear. 7

The connector head 6,. has connected thereto and extending rearwardly toward 2, the two parallel rods or bars T and S. which are disposed for a sliding and slight gyratory movement through the apertures l and 5 of the bracket 2, there being the two retaining nuts D'disposed npon the inner ends thereof to limit the outward thrust of the connector head relation to the support A pipe: 10 is connected in registration with the air port 11 of the connector head (3, and extends through the enlarged aperture 3 of the bracket 2, there being disposed upon the outer end thereof, a sleeve 12 which is of a larger diameter than the-pipe 10 and alsoot the aperture 3. The coupling 12 is provided with the connecting pipe 13 for train, while disposed in the inner free end thereof is the plug 14. which permits free access to the coupling 12 and pipe 10 for cleaning. Bythis means any condensation that may settle in the pipe ll may be readily removed.

A spring 15 is disposed upon the pipe 10 and abuts the inner face of the connector head (3 and the adjacent portion of the bracket .2 so as to normally nector head extended or away from the bracketxQ, such movement being limited by I 9 ofthe rods 7 and S and the. inner end of the coupling 12 adjacent the bracket and as particularly shown in Figiz The connector head (5 in front elevation as clearly shown in Fig. -l. is preferably cruciformpthe port 11 being the central port. while formed therein and disposed thcreabove is the air signal port 16 having connected in the rearend thereof. the threaded coupling member 17 to which is connected the flexible hose 18 led to the usual pipes of the car. Directly below the port Ill-is formed the steam port 19L having disposed therein, the coupling 20 for-the reception of the. steam pipe 21. \Vith this form of. connector the locking nuts it will be seen that the hose hold the conholding the same in proper below" the conpier heed, end conneee in any eii imowninenner to the eoupiing'ifl, and eonpiings 17 end 20 the air pipe, eir s \ei pipe and steam pipe of fine can E 5 bins means it wili be seeiftheic tile equip 'inens general-i3 employed put into use witii'ibiie present strnctfire, insirnpiy being 1 neeessery to add the connector head 6 and iiis support wieh the port rings of imports ii in 19, which may beeonsigrnele of rni'ibear, nerd fibero metal as may he found moss oiesirebie'.

inorder to insure the proper mating of the members of the connector the arm of si-ie eonneetor head is prorided with the, ooiieciing pin 23, whi1ethe :arm ee ie pro 'virieii with the eonieni shaped open ended newness 25, which .eons'titntes a nei fori-n'e reee *tion of the pin 28. it 13. be notedihet 1e pin 23 is longer than. ,1 iCirfliQSS of then'rms 22 and 24, and that rore any accumulation of dirt-or dust' forced through'the bore 25 by the s such when seated therein has its Wood on opposite 'faee'of the arm 24. "the foregoing description, it W111 n ems thereon 7 and 8 hold the head 6 We 13/ supported in cooperation with the onset oi? the heed 6. will lie held. in the proper piene' for meeting and registering iii 1 1.. motmgponneetor head of an abut" I u oer. Aiso it: Wlii be noted that by A, rmg" ne rods 4 and 8 end the pipes 10 envied; new the connector head Will be moi ij/ill necessary gyzntory movement 'regf siernig the pin and funnel inn e mashing connector; fil'lCiWlii .o conform to 'ili'li-E van-ions movements of mg 15 end nnder normal conditions, the

messes prevent the connector head from lfliialiimf upon the pipe 11) its axis. 7

'. Wimt is claimed is:

In a device of the class described, n sup port having upper lower end interz' iiurlie openings; :1 coupling head; arnisprojeeiiing i 'rearwerdiy from the head and loosely eeh ed in the upper and lower openings; e

. pipe projeeting rearwerdly'from the heed and 1 ioosely received in the intemnedime opening; in spring interposed between the sapphire ancI'the head and surronnding the pipe; on extension threaded onto the pipe and engaging the rear face of the support to iiniit the forward movement of the gisipe under theeetion of the spring, the extension being rotatable on'the pipe noinljnstfihe compressive effort of the 5 ring on theheed: a elosure for the rear end of the extension; and a nipple projecting laterally from akin eXtensiom-the nipple constituting at once e. pipefconnec'tion and a means whereby the extension may be rotated to adjust; the sow-- pressive effort of the spring; and nuts on the ends of the arms at @he reer'ofthe er the nuts being adjustable to beer on the TJGM. face of the support when the arms are sill rearwardly due to :1 ion itndinai e131} new of the pipe by-grieans o the onion one ln-tes tlmony'that WGvCifiiiH the as oul' mvn we'hnve hereto :iflix' natures in the presence of we wifee:

I JOSIAH SULLEIV CHARLES E, SUMEVANJ Witnesses:

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